Reason for Red Sox turnaround is actually pretty simple

Summary of 4 articles · Updated May 3, 2013

Year over year, the Red Sox allowing two fewer runs per game, and that's the very simple reason why they're leading the AL East. "He doesn't give in," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. GAME 7 Johnny Damon hits a grand slam in the second inning and adds a… (more) two-run homer later as the Red Sox, in the home of the Bambino, obliterate a whole bunch of ghosts. Red Sox 10, Yankees 3. GAME 6 Back in the Bronx, Curt Schilling pitches with a bloody sock, and Alex Rodriguez is caught slapping the ball out of Bronson Arroyo’s glove. It’s all even. Red Sox 4, Yankees 2. Coming off a lost season and committed to an atonal plan of signing older non-star free agents, Boston projected to be better, but not to the tune of a .700 winning percentage and certainly not this much better than the Blue Jays.No N.B.A.